If you hold the opinion, as
many of us do these days, that
Washington, D.C., apparently is
a combination of lunatic asylum
and day care center for petulant
infants, HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new comedy series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Veep,â&#x20AC;? which premieres on
Sunday, April 22, probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
change your mind. It just may
relieve your frustration with some
healthy laughter, however.
The political sitcom, which
marks the welcome return of
Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus to series television, views
events in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital
from the perspective of
former senator Selina
Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus),
a career
politician
who seemed
to be on the
fast track to
Julia
the White
Louis-Dreyfus
House until
she was
elected vice president. Since
then, her political life has become a series of comic missteps
in which even her best-intentioned efforts get lost in a maze
of red tape and personal politics.
In the first episode, for example, Selina is hopeful that her
clean-jobs bill is sailing toward
an easy approval, thanks in part
to a revolutionary new line of
eating utensils made from cornstarch. Unfortunately, someone
forgot that cornstarch has a
tendency to melt in hot liquids,
and worse, the new disposable
cutlery is threatening to alienate the plastics industry. And far
worse yet, where does plastic
come from again? Oil.
Uh-oh.
Although HBO is the home
of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Time With Bill Maherâ&#x20AC;?
and such right wing-riling original
movies as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recountâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game
Change,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Veepâ&#x20AC;? is refreshingly
nonpartisan in the glee with
which it picks its targets, largely
because neither Selina nor any
of her Washington colleagues
are clearly identified by their
political party. Series creator
Armando Iannucci previously
had similar bipartisan fun in his
Oscar-nominated 2009 political
comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Loop,â&#x20AC;? and LouisDreyfus says the show can be
enjoyed by viewers regardless of
their personal politics.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Armando is, and I think
rightly so, very interested in revealing political behavior and not
taking a political point of view,
other than to say these are human beings in politics,â&#x20AC;? says the
actress, who is also a producer
on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Veep.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there is something to be said for that, because
since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not aligned with a
particular party, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a show about
politics for everyone, and they
can get a kick out of the system
itself.â&#x20AC;?
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misguided 20-year-old juggles various
women while dealing with two children
and his mother’s new boyfriend. (3:00)
BET Wed. 8 p.m., Thu. 1 p.m.
BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS
››› (‘04, Comedy) The owner of a
barbershop faces pressure from a corporation that is opening establishments in
his neighborhood. (2:30) VH1 Sat. 10:30
p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.

BOOGIE NIGHTS â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;Ą (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;97, Drama) A
producer guides a young man to success
in the 1970s porn industry, but greed
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â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s. (2:32) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (AL, AS, N, V) HBO Wed.
2:45 a.m.
BRAVEHEART â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;Ą (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;95, Historical
Drama) Enraged by the killing of his wife,
Scotsman William Wallace leads a revolt
against the tyrannical English king in
the 13th century. (4:00) AMC Thu. 12:30
a.m., Fri. 9 a.m.
BRIDESMAIDS â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;ş (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11, Comedy)
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THE HANGOVER ››› (‘09, Comedy)
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three hazy groomsmen must find their
missing friend and get him back to Los
Angeles in time for his wedding. (2:15)
TNT Sat. 8 p.m.

HORTON HEARS A WHO! ›››
(‘08, Adventure) Animated. Horton the
elephant’s friends and neighbors think
he has gone crazy when he claims that a
tiny community lives on a speck of dust.
(2:00) FX Fri. 7 a.m.

K
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;Ą (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10,
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Comedy) A dastardly count plots to steal
an inheritance from three young orphans
placed in his care. (2:00) PEACH Sat.
11 a.m.
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oilman goes native in a quirky Scottish
town his Texas boss expects him to buy.
(2:00) GPB Fri. 10 p.m.

MAKE BELIEVE â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;ş (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10, Documentary) Six young magicians from the U.S.,
South Africa and Japan compete at the
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MEET THE PARENTS ››› (‘00, Comedy) When a woman brings her boyfriend
home for her sister’s wedding, her father,
a former CIA agent, takes an instant dislike to him. (2:30) FAM Sat. 4:30 p.m.
MENACE II SOCIETY ››› (‘93, Drama)
Crime, street sense and the status quo
roil the mind of a teenager in the Watts
section of Los Angeles. (2:00) VH1 Tue. 2
a.m., Fri. 12 a.m.
THE MESSENGER ››› (‘09, Drama) A
soldier struggles with an ethical problem
when he gets involved with a fallen

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST ›››
(‘04, Drama) Condemned to die by
crucifixion, Jesus of Nazareth endures
the agony of his final 12 hours. (2:30)
TRIN Thu. 10 p.m.
PATRIOT GAMES ››› (‘92, Suspense)
An IRA terrorist vows revenge against
the ex-CIA agent who killed the man’s
brother and thwarted an attack on royalty.
(2:30) PEACH Tue. 2 a.m.

PERFECT STRANGERS ››› (‘03,
Suspense) Events turn violent when
a woman rejects the advances of a
charming man she met at a bar and accompanied to his island cabin. (2:00) FX
Mon. 2 p.m., Tue. 9 a.m.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE
CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL ›››
(‘03, Action) A swashbuckler must rescue
a governor’s daughter from a pirate and
his mates, who turn into skeletons by
moonlight. (3:00) FAM Fri. 5 p.m.

Q

QUIZ SHOW ›››‡ (‘94, Docudrama)
A scandal rocks 1950s America when
a former game-show champion admits
he was given the answers. Based on a
true story. (2:10) ‘PG-13’ (AL) HBO Tue.
6:30 a.m.

R

RANSOM ››› (‘96, Suspense) A selfmade millionaire stuns his wife and the

THE ROAD ››› (‘09, Drama) A father
andQuality
his son try tosporting
keep the dreamgoods
of
civilization alive as they wander through
a post-apocalyptic landscape. (1:50) ‘R’
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THE STORY OF JACOB AND JOSEPH
››› (‘74, Drama) Biblical dramas show
Jacob and his twin, and Jacob’s 11th
at
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by his brothers. (2:00) TRIN Sun. 10 p.m.

WE WERE SOLDIERS ›››‡ (‘02,
War) A lieutenant colonel and approximately 400 U.S. troops battle
2,000 North Vietnamese in 1965. (2:30)
PEACH Sun. 12:30 a.m.
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on his vacation and annoys him while
charming his family. (2:00) COM Tue.
12 p.m.
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING ›››
(‘95, Romance-Comedy) A lonely Chicago subway clerk falls for the brother
of a comatose man she adored from
afar. (1:43) ‘PG’ (AL) HBO Wed. 2:30
p.m.

On Sunday, Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in the
Hallmark Hall of Fame movie “Firelight” on
ABC, about troubled young women who find
themselves by fighting fires. Learn more at abc.
go.com/shows/firelight
Starting Sunday on HBO, “Veep” stars Julia
Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, the new vice
president of the United States. Get in the second spot at www.hbo.com/veep/index.html
“The L.A. Complex” premieres Tuesday on The
CW, following aspiring performers living in an
apartment-style motel while seeking fame in
Hollywood. Learn more at www.cwtv.com/
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